Health and Wealth 247 » look younger http://liveasomalife247.com One SomaLife At A Time! Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Weight Gain and/or Loss http://liveasomalife247.com/aging/weight-gain-andor-loss/ http://liveasomalife247.com/aging/weight-gain-andor-loss/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:01:17 +0000 John Dowdy http://liveasomalife247.com/?p=332 This post via the: SomaLife Health and Wealth 247blog where you can get all the latest information on SomaLife Health and Wealth 247.

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]]> You will recall that in last week’s column I was musing about the difference in weight of our two cats, George the chubby marmalade one and Evie the black and svelte one, despite the fact that there is not much difference in their food consumption. I also discussed some of the perils of being overweight and in particular, obese. So what is the difference in the two cats? The answer is metabolism. Some of us burn more energy at rest than others. All of us know someone that remains rail thin despite consuming more in an average day than we do. Metabolism again, so let’s look at this whole question of rate of metabolism(energy burn) and weight.
Evie...Keep guard while I grab us a snack!!!!
Evie…Keep guard while I grab us a snack!!!!

To start, I would like to say that there is nothing complicated about
weight gain and/or loss, no mystical formula, drug or supplement that
will really do very much over the long haul and although the answer
to maintaining the correct weight is easy, putting it into practice for
many of us is not and the whole key to this is the rate at which we
burn calories; our metabolic rate.

So what is metabolic rate? Well simply (or not so simply) put it is the number of calories that we burn at rest per hour per square metre of
body surface area and is approximately 40 calories per hour per sq.
metre plus or minus 25% (Getting a bit complicated?). The average
man has a body surface area of about 1.9 sq. metres so will burn approx. 76 calories per hour doing nothing. The average woman, 1.6 sq.metres of body surface area. Ah, but we have to remember the + or – 25%, so the range becomes 57 to 95 calories per sq. metre of body surface area per hour which is quite a difference if you are the lower range burner vs. the upper range. So now you know why some can consume a lot more than others and not gain.

The mitochondria (the little engines in our cells) are either revving higher or there are more of them in the high end burners than in the low end. In days of yore when food was scarce there was an evolutionary advantage to being at the lower end (better survival on the same amount of food) today when there is food aplenty, there is not, and we slow metabolisers have to watch our intake really carefully while those speedy types do not.

So back to the cats, the average cat has a body surface area of approx. 0.36 sq. metres and burns about 56 cals per sq. metre of body surface area an hour plus or minus 25% (about 20 calories per hour on average with a range of 15 to 25 cals. per hour), so poor old George is
probably burning his 15 cals. per hour while Evie is zipping along at 25. Theoretically (and practically) this means that she can eat 2/3 as much again as he can and not put on any more weight. (That’s a lot) So there you have it, one fat cat, one thin cat, the difference in our genetic make up that determines how efficiently (or not) we burn energy. Next week we can get into the meat (no pun intended!) of the matter, with some practical solutions to weight maintenance or loss despite all of this.

Dr. Philip A. White
On Call 24/7 with Dr. White Thursday, June 18, 2009
http://www.SomaLife.com

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]]> A lot of people these days are trying to make their health better. No matter where you turn, from TV to newspapers, you’ll see stories about people and how bad their health actually is. Even though there are many different companies out there that offer vitamins and supplements and claim that they will change your healthy, you’ll need to research what they offer and sure that you aren’t just wasting your money.

If you are looking to improve your health, you’ll need to at many different vitamin supplements to find which ones are the best for you. You should look at everything available, and not just try a few to see what happens. Dieting is the ideal place to start, as it can make the most improvements on your health. Dieting can change your body, and make you feel a lot better as well.

These days, a lot of people eat way too much sweets and sugar, choosing refined products over healthy food. Even though it isn’t a bad thing to enjoy sweets and chocolate, you should never make a habit out of it. You can still enjoy your favorite foods as well, although you should be looking at the healthy benefits of food as well and think of everything as a whole.

If you include healthy foods such as salads, vegetables, and fruit into your diet, you’ll be eating healthy. Protein is also beneficial to your health, as it promotes the growth of your muscle. Those of you, who are serious about eating healthy but are unsure where to start, should contact a nutritionist. They will be able to tell you where to start, and how to achieve a healthy diet that will chance your life.

Even though you may be eating healthy or trying to eat healthy, you’ll probably find yourself wondering about vitamins and supplements and how much of an impact they have on your diet. Dieticians are ideal to consult with these types of questions, as they can answer any questions relating to vitamins that you have. They can also tell you which supplements are ideal to your health, and which ones you should include in your diet.

Different people will have different needs and requirements, making it essential to get advice from a qualified professional. If you get the advice from a professional, you’ll know what you can add to your diet. If you try to do it all yourself without the advice of a professional, you can end up not getting enough in your diet, or you could end up taking something that you shouldn

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]]> WOW! Spring Training is exciting!!!

I’ve been fortunate to meet with several MLB players and coaches this 2009 spring training season. One of the things that’s been on the forefront of their minds is NSF “Certified For Sport” products…WELL!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for gHP Sport and MLB to partner up! With all the problems that have plagued Major League Baseball over the past several years, they’re looking for NSF “Certified For Sport” products to help “clean” up the bad publicity.

What is NSF “Certified For Sport” products and why are they important?

In a nutshell, “Certified For Sport” products are products that are clean from anything on the banned substance list. Professional athletes know they can take these products and feel safe about keeping their contracts in tact. Also, if you read my post on “Vitamins” I mention the fact that a large percentage of supplements can and do have fillers. NOT good for getting your money’s worth. One of the criteria with NSF “Certified For Sport” products are the contents are within a 1% variance from what it says on the label. So, if you’re looking for supplements that are EXACTLY what they claim to be, in other words, what’s on the label is what’s in the bottle…look for the NSF “Certified For Sport” label!

Take a look at the logo in the bottom left hand corner of Jason Bartlett’s testimonial:

SomaLife gHP Sport

SomaLife gHP Sport

More and more teams and players are turning to gHP Sport for their supplement needs. Even if your not a professional ball player, you can feel like one!

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